Are CVS pharmacies illegally sharing your medication secrets with others?
When you go to a pharmacy, you expect a certain level of confidentiality. Even if you don’t know the ins and outs of the law, most Americans are aware of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) laws that protect their privacy when it comes to medical matters. However, it appears that not all pharmacy workers take that responsibility seriously, as a recent New York caseillustrates.
Miss America Contestants ‘Will No Longer Be Judged on Personal Appearance’
The Miss America Board of Trustees has announced that it is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance.
Marijuana legalization around the corner? President Trump hints at supporting bill
President Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end the threat of a Justice Department crackdown.
DOJ seizes NYT journalist’s communications in Trump’s war on leakers
New York Times journalist Ali Watkins had several years of email and phone records seized by federal prosecutors, it emerged on Friday. The unusual move, which the Times said was “an outrageous overreach,” was part of a Justice Department investigation into a suspected leak from Senate Intelligence Committee aide James A. Wolfe.
Anthony Bourdain Tweeted About Hillary Clinton Weeks Before Suicide: “I’ve been on the receiving end of her operatives’ wrath.”
It’s no secret that people who cross the Clinton’s wind up dead … mostly from suicide. Just this week, famous designer and Clinton Foundation member, Kate Spade reportedly killed herself. Spade hung herself as well, NYPD officials said. Are Spade’s and Bourdain’s deaths both coincidences?
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in the states, presenting a triple threat
Researchers from the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center describe the first strain of carbapenem-resistant, hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae exhibiting colistin heteroresistance and enhanced virulence isolated from a patient in the United States. The research is presented at ASM Microbe, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, held from June 7th to 11th, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fentanyl-Related Crimes Are Up More Than 300% Since 2016
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid roughly 30 to 50 times more powerful than pure heroin, was involved in 45 percent of opioid-related deaths in 2016. The substance is primarily manufactured in China and is either shipped directly into the U.S. through mail services or comes across the southern border second-hand from drug cartels in Mexico, reports The Washington Post.
Raging fire in Colorado grows 40% as more homes evacuated
Colorado officials ordered another 300 homes in the southwestern part of the state evacuated on Friday as a massive wildfire grew 40 percent larger than it had been the day before after jumping a highway that had previously been a barrier on its east side.
Chinese hackers stole 614 gigabytes of sensitive Navy data
Hackers for the Chinese government compromised computers of a Navy contractor and stole highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare, according to U.S. officials.
Anthony Bourdain commits suicide at 61, CNN host and celebrity chef
CNN’s Brian Stelter announced on-air Friday that Bourdain hanged himself.
DOJ Watchdog Sets Release Date For Clinton Email Report
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz informed the Senate Committee on the Judiciary that the report will be released in anticipation of a hearing he will attend on June 18.
This Catholic school has a solution for student’s safety: bulletproof shields to wield
While the threat to St. Cornelius may be minimal, staff there are already running a tight ship. Visitors have their driving licenses taken and their backgrounds searched before they can enter the school, and classrooms are outfitted with multiple deadbolt locks.
Melania Trump believes FEMA is our responsibility. Get the app while it’s the season of hurricanes!
With the hurricane season upon us, you can download the FEMA app.
Obama administration allegedly gave Iran access to US financial system
The Obama administration granted a license letting Iran access the United States financial system despite officials’ pledges that they would prohibit it, according to a draft report from the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
114 Illegal Aliens BUSTED By I.C.E. Raid In Ohio
The operation was part of the White House’s increasing focus on businesses that hire people in the country illegally amid a broad range of immigration crackdowns under President Donald Trump that include stepped-up deportations, targeting of sanctuary cities and zero-tolerance border policies.
Colbert grills Bill Clinton: You are the most famous example of workplace sexual misconduct
CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert grilled former President Clinton on Tuesday about his recent comments about Monica Lewinsky and the #MeToo movement.
And The Worst City In America For 2018 Is…
At one time nearly two million people lived there, but now the population has declined to about 700,000. It was once one of the greatest manufacturing cities in the entire world, and it once boasted the highest per capita income in the whole country. 50 years ago, thriving middle class neighborhoods peppered the city, but today it has become a rotting, decaying nightmare and a poster child for urban decay. Tens of thousands of structures stand empty, and that is after the city has already torn down thousands of abandoned buildings.